Planning appeal decision
155 Main Road, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9GS
Planning appeal 3323874 at 155 Main Road, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9GS (Gedling Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
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- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
- Postcode
- NG15 9GS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm caused by inappropriate development and loss of Green Belt openness outweighed the health and equality considerations advanced by the appellant, such that very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPD 13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 149
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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